"It was already known that men find curvy women more attractive and that they live longer. Now research suggests that women with an hourglass figure are brighter and have cleverer children, too. The study [from the universities of Pittsburgh and California, Santa Barbara] found that women with large hips and small waists were more intelligent that those with either 'apple-shaped' or linear bodies. The paper, to be published in the journal Evolution and Human Behaviour ... suggests such women give birth to more intelligent children -- possibly a result of higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids on the hips."